Basseterre vs Belmopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Basseterre	Belmopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1373	$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2734	$2387
🏠 One person rent	$650	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$952
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$336
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1108	$1008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	59 km
🎓 Higher education	13	14
😀 Quality of life	36	34
🏙️ Population	13.2K	19.5K

The cost of living in Basseterre is 41% more expensive than in Belmopan. Cities ranked 3960th and 5673rd ($1373 vs $973) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saint Kitts and Nevis and Belize, respectively. Check Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Belize comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Basseterre compared to 1 months in Belmopan. Basseterre ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Belmopan ranked 4th in Belize, while ranked 7395th and 7696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Basseterre vs Belmopan

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	Basseterre	Belmopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.3	$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$630	$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$507	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$750	$797
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.7	$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.49%	12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4961	$198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4006	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$36.7	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.5	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.35	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.65	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.36	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.68	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$310	$218
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7933	$5722

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Cities near Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748

Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$883
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$878
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$893
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$719
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$897
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$897
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$903
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$916
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$626
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$755
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$728
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$936
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$753
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$715
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$653
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1051
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$768
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$698
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$881
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$819
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1160
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1182
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1204
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$938
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$884
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$886